ASSESSMENT REPORT Geological Survey On the TULAMEEN PLATINUM PROJECT Similkameen Mining Division Latitude: 49° 31’ 56’’ N; Longitude: 120° 53’ 31’’ W NTS 092H056 For NORTH BAY RESOURCES INC. PO Box 162, Skippack, PA 19474 USA By Dan V. Oancea PGeo September 20, 2016 2016 Assessment Report on the Tulameen Platinum Project Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Summary Page 3 2 Conclusions Page 4 3 Recommendations Page 5 4 Introduction Page 6 4.1 Location, Access and Physiography Page 6 4.2 Mineral Claims Page 8 4.3 Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure Page 8 4.4 History and Development Page 9 5 Geology and Mineralization Page 11 5.1 Regional Setting Page 11 5.2 Mineralization and Deposits Page 12 5.3 Property Geology and Mineralization Page 14 6 Field Survey Page 18 6.1 Results Page 20 7 Discussion and Conclusions Page 20 8 Recommended Work Page 25 9 Cost Statement Page 26 10 References Page 27 11 Statement of Qualifications Page 29 LIST OF FIGURES Fig 1 - Index Map After page 6 Fig 2 - Grasshopper Mtn Sampling Map After page 20 Fig 3 -Sampling GrasshopperMap Mtn Sampling Map (2) After page 20 Fig 4 - Grasshopper Mtn Sampling Map (3) After page 20 Fig 5 - Britton Mtn Sampling Map After page 20 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 - Mineral Titles Page 8 Table 2 - Sample Locations Page 30 PICTURES Plate 1 - Grasshopper Mtn Ridge View Page 7 Plate 2 - Grasshopper Mtn Dunite Outcrops Page 19 APPENDIX Appendix – ALS Chemex Analytical Certificates & Chemical Procedures 2016 Assessment Report on the Tulameen Platinum Project Page 2 1. Summary The Tulameen Platinum Project is located 28 km west of the town of Princeton in the Similkameen Mining Division of southern British Columbia, Canada. The Project is 100% owned by North Bay Resources Inc. of Skippack Pennsylvania, USA. It is part of the NTS map 092H056 and is located in a transition zone between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Interior Plateau to the east. The 650.02 hectares mineral property straddle the Tulameen River in between Hines Creek and Britton Creek. The property is generally in steep terrain characterized by the presence of bluffs and is partially covered by coniferous type forests. The Project lies along the western margin of the Intermontane Belt of the Quesnellia tectonostratigraphic terrane. The Quesnell Terrane is a volcano-sedimentary arc terrane that stretches along most of the length of the Canadian Cordillera. Rocks underlying the mineral property are represented by the Triassic rocks of the Tulameen Ultramafic Complex, and sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group. The Tulameen Ultramafic Complex is an Alaskan-type magmatic intrusion that hosts platiniferous chromites in its dunite rock core. The dunite rocks represent the hardrock source for the 20,000 ounces of placer platinum that have been mined since the 1885 discovery of gold rich placer deposits on the Tulameen River and its tributaries. In late 1800s the Tulameen region was recognized as North America's premier platinum producer. Subsequent mineral exploration activities for Platinum Group Metals (PGM) identified the hardrock source of the Tulameen placer platinum but the attempts failed to delineate economic hardrock mineralization. The hardrock source of the 37,707 ounces of gold mined in the Tulameen area proved to be even more elusive, but it is generally accepted that gold was derived from the Nicola Group rocks. Industrial olivine uses of the Tulameen dunite rocks had also been investigated as early as 1986 and it was concluded that an important part of the dunite body favourably compare with commercially produced olivine from around the world. The mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) potential of the Tulameen olivine rich dunite rocks has also been studied since the early 2000s and test results proved that the rock represents a suitable candidate for mineral carbonation. In 2013, the writer undertook a prospecting survey on the Tulameen Platinum Project. It was designed as a reconnaissance study of the main rock types, mineralization and of the mineral potential of the Tulameen ultramafic rocks. Assays returned values in line with the ones obtained by previous explorationists. Top values were 0.54 g/t platinum, 0.18 g/t gold, 0.2% copper, 0.14% nickel, 15.40% iron and 20.3% chromium. 2016 Assessment Report on the Tulameen Platinum Project Page 3 The present report documents the June 2016 assessment work on the Tulameen mineral claims. The survey's main objective was to collect dunite/olivine samples from the core of the ultramafic body. The samples were assayed for loss-on-ignition and were used to evaluate the industrial mineral potential of the Tulameen olivine in an area centered on the Britton Creek. The phytomining potential of the nickeliferous body of dunite rock was also tested by assaying some of the local types of vegetation present on the ultramafic intrusion. The results of the field trip combined with an extensive literature search were used to draw conclusions and make recommendations for further exploration programs that would provide for economic mining and processing of different commodities existent within the dunite rocks of the Tulameen Ultramafic Complex. 2. Conclusions The central part of the Tulameen Ultramafic Complex which is covered by the Company's Tulameen Platinum Project represents an attractive industrial mineral exploration and possible development target because of the favorable characteristics of the Tulameen olivine which would require minimum preparation in order to be used for industrial applications. The 2016 survey's results indicate that loss-on-ignition (LOI) values for the olivine/dunite rock are actually lower than those cited by previous authors, which bodes well because the processing costs of an envisioned mining operation could be lower than previously anticipated. Mining of the dunite rocks for olivine (industrial mineral uses) could be economically viable and might have a greater potential than mining for precious and base metals. The potential for mineral sequestration of carbon dioxide of the Tulameen dunite rocks is considered excellent and if pursued could further improve the economics of a possible olivine mining project. Parts of the mineral property (Grasshopper Mt. and Britton Creek areas) that had been previously explored by industry majors and subsequently drilled by explorers are also considered suitable exploration targets for PGM, chromites and magnetite mineralization. The Hines Creek area is prospective for PGM, copper and gold but had not been the focus of the 2016 survey. 2016 Assessment Report on the Tulameen Platinum Project Page 4 In conclusion the mining of the olivine rich core of the Tulameen Ultramafic Complex has to be envisioned as a possible open pit mining operation that would include on-site processing of the rock (crushing, grinding, flotation and/or gravity concentration) as this could be the only viable solution for moving the project forward. The main product would be represented by olivine industrial mineral, while by-products could be represented by metals (PGM, chromite, magnetite). The tailings could be marketed for their CO2 sequestration potential. 3. Recommendations North Bay Resource's Tulameen Project should be further explored for its olivine industrial mineral potential as this represents the most likely path to development for the Project. Mapping and sampling (loss-on-ignition) of all of the parts of the Grasshopper Mountain and Britton Mountain covered by the Company's mineral claims should be performed during a first pass survey. Continuous channel sampling has to be done over areas of the property that have lower loss-on-ignition values. Dunite rocks that have a low loss-on-ignition and contain important quantities of platinum-poor chromite mineralization have to be identified and thoroughly sampled as chromite, which could represent an important by-product. The areas known to hold anomalous to economic values of PGM and chromite mineralization have to be identified/re-located, systematically sampled and assayed. The conclusions of these surveys should guide a drill program that would identify at depth characteristics of the unaltered dunite zones. If successful mineral resources and reserves could be estimated and used in a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the olivine-PGM deposit. Metallurgical studies have to be undertaken in parallel with the exploration program to provide the necessary information for making development decisions. 2016 Assessment Report on the Tulameen Platinum Project Page 5 4. Introduction 4.1 Location, Access and Physiography The Tulameen Platinum Project (TPP) is located approximately 28 km west of the town of Princeton in the Similkameen Mining Division of southern British Columbia. Princeton, a town of 2,700 people, can be reached by following the Highway 1 west of Vancouver over a 288 km road distance . The mineral property can be accessed by driving an asphalt road (Coalmont Road) from Princeton to Tulameen, and then continuing west on the well maintained Tulameen Forestry Road for another 10 km. The Project straddles the Tulameen River, and therefore the part of the property that lies south of the river could be accessed by crossing a bridge located 8 km west of the village of Tulameen. The aforementioned dirt road leads to the Hines Creek Placer mining operation which is on care and maintenance. The Tulameen Platinum Project ("TPP") is located in a transition zone between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Interior Plateau to the east. On the property the elevations range from 900 m down in the Tulameen River valley to 1,250 m on the Grasshopper Mountain. The tops of the mountains are rounded by weathering and the eroding action of the glaciers. Glacial till covers many mountainous slopes. The Tulameen River flows northward from the Cascade Mountains for 30 kilometres to Grasshopper Mountain, where it changes course and continues eastward for 10 kilometres to the town of Tulameen.